Lowell

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to all of our Cambodian friends and neighbors here in Lowell. There was a great celebration yesterday at Clemente Field that featured music, food and games. Shown above is a team of women playing Angkunh, which I understand to be a traditional New Year’s Game. Two teams,…

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‘On the Road’ on the Screen

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” has been the subject of six movies, the first being a silent movie in 1926, a year after the novel appeared. The newest version, with Leonardo DeCaprio, will be released next month. “Gatsby” is often ranked as the best American novel. “On the Road”…

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Mill No. 5

In case you missed it, Tuesday’s Globe had a story on the renovations underway on Mill No. 5 on Jackson Street in Lowell. As you head down Jackson Street from Central, Mill No. 5 is on the left, a block beyond the Early Parking Garage. I recently had a quick…

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